Reduced-calorie sweetener with only 1.6 calories per gram
It is nonhygroscopic
Provides sweetness with a clean, cool pleasant taste
May be a useful alternative sweetener for people with diabetes
Does not contribute to the formation of dental caries
Used to increae urine production
Side affects – headache diarrhea drymouth
C6H8(OH)6- Mannitol is used clinically to reduce acutely raised intracranial pressure, until more definitive treatment can be given, e.g. after head trauma, and to treat patients with oliguric renal failure
Mannitol is a drug used to push more liquid through your kidneys and bladder.
Side affects
You will notice you urinate more frequently.
You may be more thirsty. Go ahead and drink.
You may experience nausea and/or vomiting. Anti-nausea drugs are available.
Mannitol
Side affects
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www.polyol.org/fap/fap_mannitol.html
http://www.drugs.com/pro/mannitol.html
http://www.genesishealth.com/druginfo/Mannitol.aspx